Bathing suit



L. JUST BATHING SUIT May 16, 1933.

Filed Nov. 21, 1932 ilzw ATTORN EYS Fntentecl lele' id, @333 if; SKATESPATENT QFFICE ma @YP HEW YORK N. Y ASST-GRUB TO THE B. Vs D. comm, m8,@3 m YGRK, H. Y, A GQBPOB'ATION 01E DELAWARE na'rms SUIT Applicationfiled Iovember 81, 1888. Serial No. 6433M,

This invention relates to bathing suits of the one-piece style, and isconcerned more particularly with a one-piece suit of novel constructionwhich is of attractive appearonce, afiiords the necessary protection tothe wearer while giving the desired exposure of the back, and can beworn with comgflete comfort and without binding because cerw teinfeatures of adjustment incorporated in it. t

The new ment includes trunks, a shirt,

and a to w ich covers the front of the body only an is provided withextensions over the shoulders and side extensions under the arms. At theback the trunks and shirt terminate at the waistline and the back of thewearer is fully exposed except for certain straps. There are two ofthese straps each connecting a shoulder extension to a slde extensionand thus defining arm holes which are preferably uite large. Anotherpart of straps are atta&ed to the top of the rear art of the trunks toextend upward thererom and, when the suit is put on, each of .thmestraps is led up beneath one of the,

connecting stra and passed through an arm hole, the i rieends of the twostraps losing then hrought to ther atthe middle of the hack and tied. ihe pull of these straps on those which connect the extensions causes thefront of the garment to be drawn and held closely about the body of thewearer and the straps attached to the trunks are sunficiently longsothat they provide a considerable degree of adjustment in the tightnemof the front-of the suit.

The new garment includes various featum of novelty in addition to thosementioned, which will be pointed out in the detailed description of theinvention to follow.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to theaeeom panying drawing, in which,

Fig. l is a view of the new perspective and in use;

Fig. Q is a back View;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on W the line of Fig. 4;

garment in Fig. 4 is a back view of the garment with a ortion of theskirt broken awoay" and ig. 5 is a back view of a m form ofconstruction. Referring to the drawing, the garment is illustrated ascomprising a skirt and trunks 11, the trunks being attached to the skirtrtlon along the front of the waistline bly suitable stitchin 12 and, ifdesired, to t e top rear part 0% the skirt portion by a short stra 12'which ma be of elastic material. T e suit also inc udes a top which mayconveniently consist of an integral portion 13 of the skirt whichextends upwardly from the front and terminates in a point at 14, and apair of ieces 15 attached to the converging edges 0 the top, each ofthese pieces being provided with an extension 16 to pass over theshoulder and a side extension 17 yssing beneath the arm. m There is nohac portion to the top of the arment and the back of the wearer is thusy exposed except for certain stra In the garment Illustrated in Fig.feach shoulder extension 16 is connected to the side extension 17, onthe same side of the garment by a connectin strap 18, the two extensionsand the stra efining an enlarged armhole. There are also two straps 19connected to the top of the trunks at the rear on opposite w sides ofthe middle of the waistline and extending upward therefrom and thestraps 19 are to be passed beneath the connecting straps 18 and fledtogether When the tying straps are assed through the armholes and thefree on of the tying stra s brought together atthe middle or the bee andtied, the pull of the tying straps draws the connectmg straps 18 towardeach other across the back of the garment and this causes the front ofthe garment to be wrapped closely about the body of the wearer, thetying straps being suficiently long to permit a considerable variationin the tightness of the fit.

In the construction illustrated in Figure 5, the connecting straps l8connect a shoulder extension 16 at one side of the t to the sideextension Not the opposite side, and in this style of garment also, eachtying strap 19 is passed henenth 9, connecting strep and the ends of thetying straps brought together. The connecting straps of this gas ruentore suficiently ioose to permit the gerrnent to he readily put on endtaken chi, and the tying straps were not provided, the point of crossing013 the connecting straps wouid tend to he high up the heck. This wouldmoire the front or the garment fit the wearer iocseiy end the suit wouldhave on unettrective eppenrnnce.

in tooth forms of the garment, it will he ohserved that the top edge 20at the rear of the trunks iies siightiy heiow the top edge 21 of theskirt, end the pieces 15 are prefernhiy formed with darts or pieots 22to cause these pieces to fit the figure cioseiy. instead of forming thetop of the garment oi the pointed npword extension from the skirt andthe two pieces 15, it will he understood that the top may he s singiepiece extending upward from the front of the waistline. The constructionillustrated is preferred, however, hecsuse it gives the garment e nesterappearsnce end hotter tit.

in the construction illustrated in Figure 2, the strains 18connectingthe extensions 16 end I]? are untwisted, white in the termiiiustinted in Figure 3, esch of these straps is given e twist. "tViththe istter arrangement, the tying strep inches so smooth contsct withthe connecting strep at the iniddie or the twist.

"What i cinirn is:

it. A. teething suit which comprises trunks, s, shirt, at iront portionshove e shirt havin spaced enmnsions ct the top thereof and si eextensions beneath the arms, pair of straps ench connecting one of saidspaced extensions to e side extension and with seid extension providingorrnhoies, and o, poir 0t streps ottnched to the top rear port of thetrunks and suficientiy iong to he passed each heneeth one oi theconnecting straps and hove their ends tied together.

2. A teething suit which comprises trunks, a shirt, s. front portionshove the shirt having spaced extensions at its top and side extensionsheneeth the arms, o noir of straps eech connecting one of said spacedextensions to the side extension at the other side of the gorrnent, enda. coir oi straps attached to the top reer port or the trunks dsuhicientiy iong to he possed eoch heneoth one of the connecting stringsand hove their free ends tied together.

bathing suit which comprises s, shirt, trunks the skirt and connectedthereto niong the front port of the waistline, and c front shove theskirt having snuced exten sions st its top and side extensions beneaththe arms, 2; pair of straps each connecting one of said spacedextensions to e side extension and with said extensions providingarmhoies, and a pair of straps attached to the top rear port or thetrunks and sutiicientiy iong to he passed eoch henesth one of theconnecting straps and to have their free ends tied to ether.

4. A nothing suit which comprises trunks, o short hoving o portion atthe front extending shove the waistline end terminating suhstentieiiy ine point lying above the middie oi the waistline in front, e pair of topmembers each attached to the to portion of the skirt oiong theconverging e ges thereof, esch member hoving s top extension end as sideextension heneeth en errn, connecting straps attached each to one end ofas top extension and to one end of a, side ext/eon, end a pair of strapsetteched to the top rear port or the trunks at opposite sides of themiddle thereof, said straps being suficicnt iy iong to be passed eachhenesth one oi the connecting straps and to have their free ends hroughttoward each other and tied together.

5. A bathing suit which comnrises trunks, r, shirt having a portion atthe :front extending shove the wnistiine end terminating substantieiiyin e point lying shove the middle or the waistline in front, at pair oftop members each attached to the top nortion of the skirt along theconverging e 'ges thereof, each rnemher having a, top extension end itside extension beneath an arm, connecting straps attached each to oneend of s top extension and to one end of a side extension, seid strapsbeing crossed at the heck of the garment, and o pair oi straps ettochedto the top rear part of the trunks at opposite sides oi the middlethereof, said straps heing suiiicientiy iong to he passed eoch heneethone of the connecting straps and to have their free ends brought towardeach other and tied together.

6. A birthing suit comprising 2, body portion heving ormhoies defined inport by shoulder straps, a trunk member iying within the hody nortionend attached thereto at the front oniy and tree at the rear, md nieonsattached soid trunk member and passing through said ermhoies andextending circumierentisiiy from one srmhoie to the other for drawingsaid hody portion snug around the body of the wearer.

7. A hot-hing suit comprising a body portion having errnhoies define-din port by shoulder straps, trunk member iying within the body nortionend attached thereto at front oniy and tree st the rear, and strapsattached to said trunk member and pus-sing through seid nrmhoies andconnected together between the srmhoies for drewing said body portionsnug sround the body or the wearer.

A bathing suit comprising s. body portion hoving srmhoies defined inpart oy shoulder straps, a. trunk member iying within the body portionand secured to the body portion at the front by stitching and at the 7rear by a strap, and straps attached to said trunk member and passingthrough said armholes and connected together between the 5 armholes fordrawing said body portion snug around the body of the. wearer.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LILI JUST.

